Color Vocabulary Terms Hue The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength. exp. pink, crimson, and brick are all red but different hues of red Primary Colors They are sets of colors that can be combined to make a useful range of colors. exp. red, blue, yellow Tertiary Colors They are created by mixing primary and secondary colors. exp. red-orange, yellow-orange, blue-green, yellow-green, blue-violet, red-violet Analogous Colors Colors next to each other on the color wheel. When placed to together they match well and our comfortable. exp. red-violet, violet, blue-violet Monochromatic Colors They are all the colors of a single hue. exp. blue, blue-green, blue-violet Complementary Colors Colors opposite each other on the color wheel. exp. red and green High Intensity Means the color is very bright and vibrant. There is also very little black or white in the color. exp. neon Low Intensity Means the color is duller and more subdued, more white or black is added. exp. pastel Warm Colors Vivid and energetic and tend to advance in space. exp. red, yellow, orange Cool Colors Give an impression of calm and create a soothing impression. exp. blue, purple, green
Painting Match:
Primary Colors:
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Giorgio De Chiricho. Torino printanière. 1914. Oil on canvas. Tertiary Colors:
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Giorgio De Chiricho. Piazza d'Italia. 1913. Oil on canvas. Analogous Colors:
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David Hockney.Portrait of Nick Wilder ,1966. Acrylic on canvas. Monochromatic Color:
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Mark Wethli.Under A Northern Sky, 1992. Oil on linen Complementary Colors:
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Paul Signac.The Papal Palace, Avignon. 1900. Oil on canvas High-Intensity Color:
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Georgia O’Keefe.Gate of an Adobe Church, 1929, Oil on canvas Low-Intensity Color:
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Mark WethliAutumn Light, 1995. Oil on linen Warm Colors:
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Claude Monet. The Floating Ice, 1880, Oil on Canvas Cool Colors:
Hue
The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
exp. pink, crimson, and brick are all red but different hues of red
Primary Colors
They are sets of colors that can be combined to make a useful range of colors.
exp. red, blue, yellow
Tertiary Colors
They are created by mixing primary and secondary colors.
exp. red-orange, yellow-orange, blue-green, yellow-green, blue-violet, red-violet
Analogous Colors
Colors next to each other on the color wheel. When placed to together they match well and our comfortable.
exp. red-violet, violet, blue-violet
Monochromatic Colors
They are all the colors of a single hue.
exp. blue, blue-green, blue-violet
Complementary Colors
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel.
exp. red and green
High Intensity
Means the color is very bright and vibrant. There is also very little black or white in the color.
exp. neon
Low Intensity
Means the color is duller and more subdued, more white or black is added.
exp. pastel
Warm Colors
Vivid and energetic and tend to advance in space.
exp. red, yellow, orange
Cool Colors
Give an impression of calm and create a soothing impression.
exp. blue, purple, green
Painting Match:
Primary Colors:
Giorgio De Chiricho. Torino printanière. 1914. Oil on canvas.
Tertiary Colors:
Giorgio De Chiricho. Piazza d'Italia. 1913. Oil on canvas.
Analogous Colors:
David Hockney. Portrait of Nick Wilder ,1966. Acrylic on canvas.
Monochromatic Color:
Mark Wethli. Under A Northern Sky, 1992. Oil on linen
Complementary Colors:
Paul Signac. The Papal Palace, Avignon. 1900. Oil on canvas
High-Intensity Color:
Georgia O’Keefe. Gate of an Adobe Church, 1929, Oil on canvas
Low-Intensity Color:
Mark Wethli Autumn Light, 1995. Oil on linen
Warm Colors:
Claude Monet. The Floating Ice, 1880, Oil on Canvas
Cool Colors:
Wolf Kahn. Marlboro Woods, 1999, Oil on Canvas